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Forget an Essay; Earn a Scholarship With a Tweet 99

PolygamousRanchKid writes with this quote from a CNN article: "The Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation is asking eligible high school seniors to tweet a photo that illustrates their commitment to education and enriching their communities. The KFC Colonel's Scholars winner, announced December 15, will receive up to $5,000 per year to pursue a bachelor's degree at a public university in his or her home state. ... Other organizations, perhaps weary of wading through applicants' lengthy essays, also are offering eager students ways to turn a 140-character message into money for college. ... Why a tweet? Jodi Schafer, the University of Iowa's director of MBA admissions and financial aid, told USA Today that application essays were 'becoming unoriginal.' She said 'we're hoping that incorporating social media in the process will help bring back some of that creativity.'"

Comment Re:Expensive and limited netbook (Score 0) 627

I watched as idiots here proclaimed loudly that the iPad would be an utter failure. I asked them if, in the event that turned out to be false, would they admit they were wrong? Now those folks are jumping all over every Apple story loudly proclaiming their machismo, that only wimps use a tablet and real men would never.

How long before people just accept change and move on?

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